Which one of the following best states the main idea of the passage?

jing jing on February 12, 2022

Could someone please explain this?

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Ross on February 14, 2022

This passage utilizes a Problem/Solution structure. There’s a problem identified in the two paragraphs (the “objectivist” perspective of the law discounts the stories told by those without legal training) and a solution is outlined in the last paragraph (use “personal narrative” to help legal insiders value the storiers told by those without legal training). In such passages, the main point is generally the author’s opinion of the solution. The author provides their opinion at the very end: “Thus, the engaging power of narrative might play a crucial, positive role in the process of legal reconstruction by overcoming differences in background and training and forming a new collectivity based on emotional empathy.” In short, the author is pro-solution, and the correct answer should reflect that. (C) gets closest to that position, and is correct.

jing jing on March 30, 2022

Thank you!